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n this inaugural talk of the Drs. Raymond H. and Sandra M. Cypess Veterinary Public Health Speaker Series, our 2012 DVM graduate Kate Varela, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, will discuss how recent zoonotic disease outbreaks have highlighted the importance of One Health. She’ll also share her experiences as a veterinary epidemiologist working in public health and outbreak response and o

Join us for the second session of the DoD Grant Seeking Workshop as IHSI Research Development Manager Maggie Berg presents an overview of the DoD application and review process. Hear from a panel of DoD-funded researchers who have personal experience with the research focus of the funding program. A Q&A will follow.

Join us for a virtual panel discussion and hear from NIMHD officials on the mission of the NIMHD, an overview of their approach to health disparities research, current research priorities and funding opportunities, and how to best secure funding with NIMHD. Presentation, panel, and Q&A.

Professor Zeynep Madak-Erdogan will present epidemiological and molecular data supporting a utility for spatial information predicting cancer risk and identifying molecular differences and vulnerabilities to understand breast and lung cancer disparities. She will include examples of how these novel findings can be used to mitigate cancer disparities.

Join us for the third session of the DoD Grant Seeking Workshop for a keynote address from Colonel Sarah B. Goldman, Director of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), a presentation from Michael Lotspeich-Yadao, PhD, Assistant Director of Research and Educational Programs in the Chez Veterans Center, followed by a Q&A.

During the info session we will discuss the program and application process, share a couple of past projects, talk about how scholars will be matched with research projects, and two 2022 scholars will share their experiences in the program.